We are having a “clearing sale” – expect some bargains. A rare and limited opportunity to purchase unique vintage millinery items. Starting this Saturday 1st November 2025
Powerhouse recasts “Black Diamonds” costume from Moulin Rouge for Vogue World Hollywood.
This month sees Rosie Boylan and Michelle Wikki revisiting the iconic costume worn by Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie designed the costume over 25 years ago. Michelle and Rosie recreated “Black Diamond” for Vogue World Hollywood and worn by @kendalljenne vogue “For Boylan and Wiki, getting to work […]
Ten days apart, ten years together: how two women built a legacy
Vanuatu’s Daily Post recently wrote about the Vanuatu Skills Partnership I have been working on … the full article is reproduced below. Born only days apart yet from two very different worlds—one shaped by Hollywood film sets and the other by village weaving circles—Rosie Boylan, an Australian hat maker and Janet Sine, a Santo community […]
Jewel in crown for acclaimed stage and screen designer
Recent article from the Tasmainian Examiner celebrates career highlights.
My World of Hats
Craftsmanship and Community:Pacific Partnerships
In conversation with Caroline Baum at the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas
Hat weaving movement in the Pacific – empowering regional women
This video features in detail the work that I have been doing, collaborating with the Vanuatu hat weavers in Espirito Santo.
How I was able to bring my ideas to life on a Churchill Fellowship
A formative opportunity for professional development investigating inspiring practices around Millinery and men’s hat design.
Pacific Island Living Magazine Story
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 Hats Off to Vanuatu, Weavers take on the World Millinery magic with a royal twist. The Pacific Brim success story. By Alex Bortoli. Weno Eli prepares pandanus fibres for hat weaving Everyone loves a ‘feel good’ story. And this is up there with the best of them. In fact, if it wasn’t […]
ABC Radio – Sydney -May 2018
Vanuatu women weave colonial-era tools with business skills to get ahead in hat trade Link to this article https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/vanuatu-women-weaving-hats-rosie-boylan-convict-tool/9718942
